NGC4861 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

Show information for


From Fairfield , NGC4861 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:26 (EDT), 80° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:00, 83° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:00, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC4861
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 4861[1]
Arp 266[3]
Mrk 59[4]
UGC 8098[2]
Position
Right ascension:12h59m [1]
Declination:+34°51' [1]
Constellation:Canes Venatici
Magnitude:12.80 (V) [4]
12.86 (B) [1]
12.44 (J) [1]
12.16 (H) [1]
11.77 (K) [1]
Hubble type:Sm
B-V Color (mag):0.54

Share